Magnificent Bird-of-paradise

Diphyllodes magnificus

Males clear a forest-floor dance court, then display with a glowing turquoise breast shield and spiral tail wires.

Population: Not precisely quantified in accessible sources; IUCN/BirdLife describe it as common and widespread across its New Guinea range with a presumed stable population trend (no numeric mature-individuals figure could be retrieved this session)
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical hill and lower montane rainforest, typically from lowlands up to roughly 1,500 m (locally to ~1,780 m)
Fun fact: The male's courtship display is unique among birds-of-paradise: he leans back until his body is perpendicular to his display sapling, fans his cape into a yellow halo behind his head, flares his iridescent green breast shield, and waggles his curled sickle-shaped tail — and nearby females occasionally attack and drive off a displaying female rival mid-performance.
Range: New Guinea (Indonesian Papua and Papua New Guinea) and nearby western satellite islands, including Salawati, Yapen, and the Raja Ampat/Aru island groups
Diet: Primarily fruit, supplemented with arthropods and occasionally small reptiles/amphibians and nectar
Size: 0.19 m
Lifespan: 15 years

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